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Pseudomelania (Oonia) similis

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Melania similis was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Pseudomelania (Oonia) similis by Kittl (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania similis Münster p. 94 figs. Pl 9, fig 20
1894Pseudomelania (Oonia) similis Kittl p. 177 figs. Pl 6, figs 10-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusPseudomelania
subgenusOonia
speciessimilis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height417.011.621.518.24.20

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Melania similis (137429) Oonia similis (69665) Pseudomelania similis (144631)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary (Bakony) Oonia similis (203197)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy (South Tyrol) Oonia similis (205149)